Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda · Indigenous Location
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
Fewer homes in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda are within a 15-minute walk of local services than in most other Western Australian areas. Most of the area is mostly car-dependent, with only 32.1% of homes having easy walking access to a variety of amenities. While public transport is often nearby, almost no residents can walk to health services.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda — mostly car-dependent of areas.
| Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| 6721, WA | 3.5 |
| Western Australia | 5.4 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
The walkability score for the area is 3.5, which means it is mostly car-dependent. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.4.
3.5
Mostly car-dependent of indigenous location areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
3.3
Lower than 63% of indigenous location areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
32.1%
Lower than 64% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Public transport is the most accessible amenity, with 84% of homes within a 10-minute walk, which is well above the state figure. In contrast, access to essentials is very limited; 0% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, and only 14% can walk to groceries.
14.0%
Lower than 78% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
84.0%
Higher than 67% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
49.3%
Lower than 63% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
81.4%
Lower than 52% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The local terrain is relatively flat, with a mean slope of 3.4%. There are 10 intersections per square kilometre.
10
Lower than 54% of indigenous location areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
3.4%
Lower than 71% of indigenous location areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50600403/port-hedland-exc-tjalka-brooda/topic/walkability
